Assessment and Accreditation

Assessment and Accreditation

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has granted autonomous status to De La Salle University (DLSU) for a period of five (5) years from April 1, 2016 to May 31, 2021 (per CHED Memorandum Order 20, series 2016). DLSU is one of only three private higher education institutions (HEIs) to be given this recognition for five years. Furthermore, the CHED named fourteen academic programs of DLSU as Centers of Excellence (COEs) and five academic programs as Centers of Development (CODs).

Aligned to our commitment towards continuous quality enhancement, we have voluntarily submitted our academic programs (both graduate and undergraduate) for external evaluation by renowned agencies such as the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU) and the ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUN QA). To date, DLSU has been granted Institutional Accreditation status by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) for having demonstrated the highest standards of instruction, research, and community engagement and having developed wide networks and linkages with other educational institutions. Twelve (12) undergraduate programs have achieved the highest accreditation of Level IV; the graduate programs of Br. Andrew Gonzalez College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and College of Science have also been granted Level III, the highest accreditation level for graduate school.

A total of fifteen (15) undergraduate programs underwent a Programme Assessment by the ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUN QA). For this year, the BS Applied Corporate Management and the BS Entrepreneurship programs of the Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business received the prestigious AUN QA certification. The two programmes were assessed based on 11 AUN criteria stated in the revised AUN QA Guidelines version 3.0.